State Road 408

Early in 2015, David Parks noted, construction crews will begin the work expected to transform Interstate 4 into a highway with six general use lanes and a toll lane in the middle. Short-term pain for motorists will become long-term gains for the entire region, said Parks, the public information officer for the Florida Department of Transportation, which is just about ready to start the expansion project known as the I-4 Ultimate, “We’re looking at construction starting just after the start of 2015,” Parks said, “and the anticipated completion in early 2021. Six years sounds like a long time, but that is a very aggressive schedule.” In the short run, he...